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Hostel takeover

Hostel takeover

By Melissa Quinn With hostels gaining in popularity across the United States, Alexandria may be the next to boast a dormitory-style hotel if a local entrepreneur can win over City Hall. “This is a good opportunity [...]

No suspects named in Lynhaven homicide

No suspects named in Lynhaven homicide

By Melissa Quinn A celebratory gathering at a home on the 100 block of Lynhaven Drive ended in tragedy last week after Alexandrian Julian Dawkins was shot and killed in what city police now consider a [...]

Road to nowhere?

Road to nowhere?

By Derrick Perkins In spite of wildly different views on what reforms sought after by cab drivers will mean for Alexandria, city officials are moving ahead with plans to study the industry. The long simmering feud [...]

High court to take up Alexandria waterfront plan case next month

High court to take up Alexandria waterfront plan case next month

By Derrick Perkins After more than a year of battling the city’s waterfront redevelopment plan in lower courts, a trio of Old Town residents, represented by attorney Roy Shannon, will make their case before the state’s [...]

Officials break ground on new Jefferson-Houston

Officials break ground on new Jefferson-Houston

By Melissa Quinn Alexandria officials broke ground on the new Jefferson-Houston School on Tuesday, confident the state-of-the-art building will ease capacity woes plaguing the district. Jefferson-Houston, with a student body of 361, has faced low enrollment [...]

Shooting death ruled a homicide

Shooting death ruled a homicide

The death of a man shot after a confrontation with an off-duty Arlington County sheriff’s deputy early Wednesday morning has been declared a homicide by police. Police responded to 100 block of Lynhaven Drive after hearing [...]

Bolling tackles hyper-partisanship during talk with Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

Bolling tackles hyper-partisanship during talk with Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

By Carten Cordell and Kathryn Watson │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau ALEXANDRIA—In what could either be seen as one in a series of victory laps, or curtain calls, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling touted the business successes of Gov. Bob McDonnell’sadministration [...]

Boots on the ground

Boots on the ground

By Melissa Quinn Alexandria native Brendan O’Toole was fed up. He served his country for four years in the Marines — and served it well — completing two deployments in Haiti and Afghanistan.  And now he [...]

Fiscal feuding over budget set-asides

Fiscal feuding over budget set-asides

By Melissa Quinn A public disagreement between city councilors over eliminating the set-aside for affordable housing has drawn headlines in recent days, but budget officials say the change does not actually cut dollars for the well-known [...]

Suzi Laboy speaks out after grand jury indicts man accused of shooting her husband

Suzi Laboy speaks out after grand jury indicts man accused of shooting her husband

By Melissa Quinn As police officer Peter Laboy continues along the long road to recovery, the man accused of leaving him gravely injured was indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Monday. Kashif Bashir, 27, [...]